Can Tom Brady return like an MVP?
Can he come back like the MVP we knew him to be?
Down and out, such was the fate Tom Brady fell into to start the 2008-09 NFL football season. Yes, after earning league MVP honors a season ago, watching him go down like that this early was a shame.
The New England Patriots will now look to move on without Tom Brady and with Matt Cassel leading them to a perfect 2-0 record after filling in for the injured starting quarterback, so far so good.
Backup Matt Cassel has been solid so far. In his first start with the Patriots, he has done something only a few has and that’s win your first game as a starter against future Hall-of-Famer Brett Favre. Now that’s the way to make a splash into the league right?
As for Tom Brady, his road for a comeback starts.
Brady has to deal with his torn ACL first. The ACL is a fibrous band of tissue that runs from the thigh bone to the shin bone and provides stability for the knee during jumping, cutting and pivoting maneuvers. It is one of four major ligaments in the knee, and an ACL tear is one of the most common knee injuries suffered by athletes. It’s possible Brady also suffered other damage to his knee, which could lengthen his recovery.
Aside from that, Brady also has to deal with a torn MCL.
Dr. Paul Weitzel, who has viewed the video of the tackle that ended Brady’s season, said the injury also likely includes damage to his medial collateral ligament, or MCL, which also connects the thigh bone to the shin bone.
Still, Dr. Weitzel claims a speedy recovery is still possible.
‘’Quarterbacks, in my experience, return more quickly then running backs and wide receivers, the guys who have to do the quick cutting and planting maneuvers,’’ Dr. Weitzel, who happens to be an orthopedic surgeon at the Boston Sports & Shoulder Center, said.
Another thing that just might motivate Brady is the story of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, who also tore his ACL and MCL a few seasons ago. Palmer tore his ACL and MCL back in 2006 during a playoff game. He underwent surgery two days later and was back in uniform to start the very first game of the following season exactly nine months later.
Yes, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed.
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